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Where does “conservatoire” come from?

conservatoire (French) comes from French conserver, from German konservieren, from Italian conservare, from Spanish conservar, from Latin cōnservō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conservatoire (French): conservative; conservatory; music academy

Definitions

  1. conservative; conservatory; music academy

Ancestry of “conservatoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconserverto keep; to retain, conserve, preserve
2Germankonservierento conserve, to preserve
3Italianconservareto keep, preserve, retain, conserve, hold, save;...
4Spanishconservarto conserve
5Latincōnservō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conservatoire”

  • conservatoire
  • conservatoirement
  • كونسرفاتوار
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